Raising IP Awareness and
Capacity of SMEs
Fatih KARAHAN
Division Director of Information Department
Turkish Patent Institute
October 04-05, 2010
Rome
Content
• Turkish Patent Institute, Vision, Mission
• IP & Innovation
• TPI partnerships
– Relations with government agencies
– Relations with industry
– Relations with academia
• Awareness increasing activities
• Conclusion
Turkish Patent Institute
Establishment
Status
: 1994 (1871)
: administratively under Ministry of
Industry and Trade with special
budget
: 241 (69 Examiners)
Staff
Vision
“Turkish Patent Institute provides
effective protection and widespread
usage of industrial property rights
ensuring that Turkish industry and
technology play a leading role in
global competition. It strives to be a
leading and model institution in
Europe for the development of
industrial property worldwide”
Mission
• to contribute to the development of Turkish economy and
technology by encouraging creativity and innovation
• to provide effective protection of patents, trademarks,
industrial designs and other industrial property rights
• to disseminate the awareness and knowledge of industrial
property throughout the country and to cooperate with the
related sectors
• to provide a customer oriented, timely and high quality
services by strengthening legal, technical and human
infrastructure
• to represent Turkey on international platforms and strengthen
co-operation for the protection of the interests and development
of the Turkish economy
IP & Innovation
 IP rights are used to encourage the innovation,
 Industrial rights provide competetive power, new
products and new services are developed according
to informations found on ip rights,
 IP rights are used to encourage the
Investors/Employers to invest money to R&D and
new technology, (because of the high potential profit
of ip rights).
Innovation – IP Relations
Patent = Protection
Innovation Process
Patent = Information
Monitoring
idea
consept
prototype
Strategy
Developing
technical knowledge
competitors + technology
inspiration, generation of new
ideas,
- Technical solutions (how?)
- market info (who?),
- strategic information
(licence <-> develop)
protection
product
protection
market
Monitoring
competitors + technology
Use of technical
information
Which is developed
by
Other companies
Avoiding
infringements
Protection as a
source for
extra income
TPI partnerships
• Relations with government agencies
• Relations with industry
– Companies
– SMEs
• Relations with academia
Relations with government agencies
IP Coordination Board (2008)
• TPI runs the Secretariat of the Board
• Effective coordination among governmental
bodies
• Decision making body on IP issues.
• Establishing and directing IP policies
•The umbrella organisation, The Union of
Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey
(TOBB) has secured a place in the Board.
Relations with government agencies
Coordination Council for the improvement of
investment environment-YOIKK (2001)
• Aims to
– rationalize the regulations on investments in Turkey,
– develop policies that will enhance the competitiveness of the
investment environment,
– generate solutions to the administrative barriers for incestment
• Public and private sector representatives are involved
• TPI is co-chairing the Technical Committee on IPR (total
12 TCs)
• Committee’s decisions are forwarded to the Steering
Committee.
• Appropriate actions are taken by the Board of Ministers
Relations with industry
TPI has various tools to enhance cooperation
with industry.
• Information Centers
– 21 Information Center (out of total 42) serves for
Chambers of Commerce and Industry in various
provinces
– Provide information and documentation on IPRs, for
the use of industrialists and enterpreneurs
PATLIB CENTERS
Relations with industry
• Cooperation Protocol with “Turkish Industrialists’
and Businessmen’s Association” (TÜSİAD)
– TÜSİAD with 600 members, 2500 companies
– protocol aims at enhancing cooperation
– for supporting the national innovation system
Relations with industry (SMEs)
HEZARFEN PROJECT
One of the most important partnership activities of TPI,
which is emphasized on SMEs.
Aim: Strengthening Innovation Capacity of Turkish
SMEs
Scope: One-to-one consultancy services for SMEs in
order to develop their abilities for innovation through
effective use of IP (patent) information.
Output: SMEs having built capacity for innovation and
improved competitiveness
Hezarfen means "people who knows thousands of science"
Carrying the innovation to the SMEs
Now, it is time to do
new things!
Partnership with industry (SMEs)
BACKGROUND
Pilot Project in 2007
Implemented in Ostim Industrial Zone, Ankara
Followed by
2008: Sincan Industrial Zone, Ankara
2009: Konya Industrial Zone
2010: Gaziantep Industrial Zone
Partnership with industry (SMEs)
IMPLEMENTATION
• Project Phase -1: Information
– Workshop on industrial property rights (patent, trademark and
industrial design) for all SME’s
• Project Phase -2: Selection of SMEs
– innovation capacity of SME
– number of patent applications
– existing of R&D or similar structure
• Project Phase-3: Interview with SMEs
– interviews with each selected SME
– in order to have detailed information
– to assess the capacity and the needs for new technology of
the SME
Partnership with industry (SMEs)
IMPLEMENTATION
• Project Phase-4: Specialist Certificate Course
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R&D Engineering, 1 week
Product Development, 1 week
Business Development, 3 days
R&D funding and running, 2 days
• Project Phase-5: Patent Literature Search
– workshop on importance of patent information (workshop)
– promotion of “espacenet” as a patent search tool (workshop)
– patent search (counsultancy for each SME)
Relations with academia
• Disssemination of IP Knowledge in Universities
– Universities
– Turkish Patent Institute
– Joint Actions
• Establishment of IP Policy and Awareness at
Universities
• Establishment of training programs of short duration
(10-30 hours)
• Multidisciplinary advanced programs leading to IP
specialists
Relations with academia
• Patent Support Units (within 2 universities)
– serving for academic staff and students
– activities in interaction and close collaboration
– provide the continuity of the process by doing search both nationally and
internationally
– free publications of Turkish Patent Institute
• Patent Days
– Awareness increasing among universities
• Patent Appointment System
– academic personnel discuss one-to-one with the patent experts
Patent Days at Gaziantep University (2009)
Awareness increasing activities
• Using Media In Promotion
• Turkish Patent Awards Ceremony
– Patent, trademark, industrial design and
geographical sign awards are given by the prime
minister indication
• Fairs
– CEBIT, International İzmir, IENA Invention Fair
2009 Turkish Patent Award Ceremony
CeBIT İstanbul Fair
IENA Invention Fair
İzmir International Fair
Awareness increasing activities
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National Conference on IP Managers and staff of SMEs and support Institutions.
(2005)
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Innovation Workshop on “Science, Technology, Challenges and opportunities” (2007)
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Discussed powerful instrument for sustainable growth, employment generation and
poverty reduction.
Pursued appropriate policy and institutional reforms to strengthen national innovation
system.
Technology Licensing Workshop (2007)
– In Cooperation with WIPO and TUBITAK
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In cooperation with WIPO
Benefits of IP for startups as a strategic tool for business development
IP Management capacities and skills of support institutions
Participations of research centers, universities, technology development centers,
incubators,
Commercialization of IP (academic and publicly funded research institutions)
Technology Licensing
Shared experience of worldwide experts from USA, Germany, Italy
Sub regional Seminar on the Role of IPRs in Technology Transfer (2009)
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In Cooperation with UN ECE (TOS-IP)
Leading international experts of UNECE, WIPO and other countries in the region
International good practices and national experiences on the management of IPRs.
Policy-oriented and capacity-building activities.
IPR Statistics
Patent Application Numbers
DOMESTİC
FOREIGN
IPR Statistics
Utility Model Application Numbers
DOMESTİC
FOREIGN
IPR Statistics
Trademark Application Numbers
DOMESTİC
FOREIGN
IPR Statistics
Industrial Design Application Numbers
DOMESTİC
FOREIGN
TOTAL
Online Services for IPR Users
Being an institution protecting technology and innovations,
TPI also utilizes technology itself. The most important
development carried out year 2007under the egovernment implementations:
• Trademark applications online as of 01 August
2007
• Patent, industrial design applications and mobile
e-signature trademark applications as of 31
December 2007
To conclude
• Regarding the mission statement “encouraging
creativity and innovation”
• Being aware the importance of cooperation and
interaction between the elements of the inovation
system
• Turkish Patent Institute (TPI)
– strives to contribute to the innovation system,
through effective use of IPRs, and
– establishes strong relations with industry, academia
and relevant government agencies, as well as
international organizations.
THANK YOU